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Napolitano: Immigration bill would boost security

Napolitano: Immigration bill would boost security

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Senate Judiciary Committee member Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., right, with Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif. to his left, questions a panel of witnesses during the committee's hearing on immigration reform after a bipartisan group of senators agreed last week on legislation that would dramatically remake the U.S. immigration system, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif.; and Schumer.

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WASHINGTON — Sweeping immigration legislation would improve U.S. security by helping authorities to know who is in the country, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Tuesday, as supporters of an immigration overhaul marshaled arguments against opponents trying to slow it down in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings.